The Resistance Is Stronger Than Trump: From The Ballroom To Jim Crow 2.0, His Regime Keeps Losing
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On Tuesday, Trump leaned over on the White House lawn and said: “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.” Might be the most truthful thing he’s ever said. It’s a stark reminder that we don’t matter to Trump. Same with your large grocery bills, the price at the gas pump, or your kids’ or grandkids’ futures. But here’s what he will never understand. We are people who care about and think about each other. The resistance—yours, mine, ours—is louder and stronger than Trump. And getting louder and stronger every day. Hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this edition right now to make sure everyone knows what Trump said. You have that power. We don’t run ads or take corporate money. What we do have is our amazing readers—and together we are building the momentum needed to flip Congress and make Trump a lame duck. Help us keep it going by joining as a paid subscriber today BALLROOM REPUBLICANS
Trump swore the White House ballroom would cost $200 million. It was to be paid for by private donors—nothing from taxpayers. He said it on camera, again and again. Then, after the price ballooned to $400 million, a federal judge halted construction. To pay for it, Republicans quietly added $1 billion in taxpayer money to the Senate budget reconciliation bill and called it “security.” Seriously. For a ballroom. The same Republicans who slashed Medicaid and told seniors to figure it out. Chuck Schumer gave them a new nickname: “Ballroom Republicans—asking working families to pay the price while Donald Trump pockets the perks.” This week, Senator Jacky Rosen released a report that showed what $1 billion could actually buy: rent for 62,000 families, or childcare for 79,000 infants. Even GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman couldn’t defend the price tag: “It just kind of seems upside down.” Oh, ok Marlin. Now Republicans are running from it. GOP Sen. Rand Paul said it probably won’t survive. Speaker Mike Johnson hinted just yesterday the Senate would drop it entirely. GOP Rep. Nick LaLota of New York said: “Most of us assume this is going to die—people think that at a time where Americans are paying $4.50 for gas, a ballroom just doesn’t mix.” Gee, ya think, Nick? Turns out you can’t sell a gold ballroom to people who can’t afford groceries. TEN THOUSAND TIMES, NO
Last July, Trump’s acting ICE director quietly rewrote the rules. A memo declared millions of immigrants who had lived in America for years—people with jobs, families, and roots—would now be treated as if they just illegally crossed the border that morning. No bond hearings or chance to plead their case. Straight to the immigration prison. The courts said no—more than 10,000 times. That’s roughly 90% of every case that’s been decided. More than 425 judges including a majority of Trump’s own appointees. Even DOJ attorneys walked into courtrooms and told judges it couldn’t defend what ICE was doing. US District Judge Fred Biery called it “the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.” Trump said he’d have all the winning—tell that to his ten thousand losses. THEY CAME FOR THE WRONG CONGRESSMAN
The Trump regime has been targeting Black members of Congress across the South. In Mississippi, they came for Rep. Bennie Thompson. It failed miserably. Gov. Tate Reeves—a Republican who declares “Confederate Heritage Month” every April—called a special legislative session. On paper it was about redrawing court district lines. But under pressure from Trump, state officials were using it as cover for something else—gerrymandering Rep. Bennie Thompson out of office. Thompson is the longest-serving Black elected official in Mississippi, in Congress since 1993, and was the chairman of the January 6th Committee. MAGA wanted him gone. Thompson called it what it is: “This is Jim Crow 2.0. And the only thing we can do is resist it and fight back with every fiber in our body.” Mississippi had already held its primary elections in March—meaning they’d have had to cancel those results and make everyone vote again. Civil rights groups were ready to take them to court the moment they tried. Then the legal basis for the whole scheme collapsed. Reeves had nothing left. He folded. Thompson is on the ballot. His district stays. MASSACHUSETTS DREW THE LINE
While Senate Republicans were arguing over a ballroom, Massachusetts was busy protecting the people Trump is trying to disappear. The PROTECT Act passed 37-3 in the Senate, and 134-21 in the House. Negotiators are now reconciling the bills before sending it to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk for signature. Both chambers agree on the core protections—ICE won’t be able to make warrantless arrests at courthouses. The Senate went further, barring ICE from warrantless arrests at schools, hospitals, churches, and daycares. Local police are prohibited from assisting federal agents in immigration enforcement. Anyone who breaks these rules can be sued in state court. And parents facing deportation will be able to name a legal guardian for their children.
Senate President Karen Spilka said: “Across our Commonwealth, we are seeing children torn from their parents, students pulled off the street, and families living in fear—and we refuse to accept that as normal in Massachusetts.” Trump is losing in court, in Congress, and in state legislatures across the country because people like you care about this country and decided to fight for it. That momentum has helped us drive millions of congressional contacts over the last decade, and build a social media machine that generates billions of impressions monthly. No billionaire puppeteers, no boardroom meetings. Just me, our team, and our awesome community of readers. Help us keep it going by joining as a paid subscriber today. We’d love to have you Before you go, hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this edition. Make sure Trump’s confession reaches as many people as possible. Onward! Scott If the ballroom were built, what do you think we should actually use it for? Be creative. NEW: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, legislation that would enact a reasonable pause to the development of AI to ensure the safety of humanity. Learn more & support this bill in Congress here: https://bit.ly/4twnWMU 🚨 SIX URGENT ACTIONS TODAY Pass Bill to Create 25th Amendment Commission https://tinyurl.com/44afaxvd Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8cvv7 Demand Acting AG Blanche release ALL of the Epstein files: https://tinyurl.com/2uc9vca9 Defend voting rights! https://tinyurl.com/3f3m728j Stop Trump from deporting people with Temporary Protected Status https://tinyurl.com/yc8rfa7j Vote NO on SAVE Act: https://tinyurl.com/ms977ec6 JUST A FEW COMMENTS: Trump’s own words show exactly who he is. But look at what’s happening in response: 10,000 court losses for ICE, Massachusetts drawing a hard line, and even Mississippi Republicans folding on their attempt to erase Bennie Thompson. The resistance isn’t just louder — it’s effective. Keep fighting. We’re winning more than they want you to know. Hot damn! I LUV that Bennie T. is on the ballot! He is a powerhouse of integrity! If only legacy media had the “ bolas” to dig into the facts surrounding Trump’s corruption. But they don’t which is why we are here with Scott. Thank you for continuing to expose the vile nature of the Trump regime . 'legacy media'? What a misnomer... these trump-fluffers have a questionable 'legacy' which is well deserved. Scott is creating a TRUE legacy, one of journalistic integrity! And, yes, that's absolutely why WE are here with Scott. We have GOT to keep on keepin' on. Sad to say they do have "bolas", they are just "fascist bolas" looking to buy up more TV, radio and other news outlets. Still, We the People persist, and We do see through them!!!!. Reading this gave me actual chills. Trump saying he doesn’t think about us while trying to spend $1 billion on a ballroom is next-level tone-deaf. But the wins in this newsletter? Massachusetts stepping up, the courts slapping ICE down 10k times, and Bennie Thompson staying right where he belongs — it’s proof that when we show up and fight, we win. Proud to be part of this community ❤️' Trumps son said that the Trump family will be the Richest Family in the World by the time that his dad leaves office. Instead, America is being Destroyed by the Corrupt president and the Gop. Remember when Krushev said that Russia would Destroy the USA from within? That's what the Trump Regime is doing. He is making Russia, Iran, & China Rich & Stabbing America In the BACK! Spot on Kathy. Even the Chinese have a nickname for him "nation builder" meaning building the Chinese nation. At our expense. All he knows is rape, pillage and plunder... and he's passed the skills along to his progeny. Gold plated grifters. We DON’T need a ballroom…we need health care, education, and justice.' The ballroom should not be built. Trump should have to replace the East Wing at his own expense. End of story! Perhaps the ballroom can be converted to a court in which to try Trump and his enablers, with room left over to jail them. Since they crossed the border of morality and decency, bail should be denied! YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!! Nuremberg 2.0 can be held there, with holding cells. After that's over and the guilty sent to maximum security prisons, trump can then be made to tear it down and rebuild the East Wing, at his own expense, and wherever possible, the tearing down with his bare hands.' That would be the perfect place to end their Gilded Age" dreams' Use it for feeding hungry families and homeless people The Mississippi article was particularly uplifting! We need more wins like that! We would need to tear it down and replace the East Wing, and add laws with penalties for it to happen without consent of we the people. Homeless housing With a few minor alterations, we could change it into a prison for all the sycophants of the orange monster who will be indicted, tried and convicted of their crimes. We do need to make sure the DHS people are locked in cages. How about setting up a dormitory for DC homeless and a soup kitchen to feed them. It is the people's house actually To feed the hungry also provide education classes free to people who can’t afford to pay. One small disagreement. I always thought the princess told the truth twice. Once was when she said she could walk down 5th Ave in NYC and shoot someone dead, and she wouldn't lose any support. She's lost support, but not over something like that. The second was when she publicly said at one of her rallies that she didn't care about the people; she just wanted their votes. You're proposing one other statement she made, and which you consider true. It's the end of your first paragraph, where she says she doesn't care about anyone. That's not true. She cares about one person in this world. One additional time: thinking he would lose, he screamed that the 2016 elections were rigged. That was true; they were rigged by his toadies and Russian buddies. I've read multiple places that this guy never expected to win and did it only for the P.R. for himself (shock). I will never, ever understand how this man got elected the first time, let alone a second. Mostly agreed. I think that other important contributing factors to '16 were that Clinton took the election for granted, and didn't try hard enough, and she referred to a significant portion of Americans as "deplorables." Had she not done those two things, I think she would have been elected. She got most of the popular vote anyway. Mostly agreed. I think that other important contributing factors to '16 were that Clinton took the election for granted, and didn't try hard enough, and she referred to a significant portion of Americans as "deplorables." Had she not done those two things, I think she would have been elected. She got most of the popular vote anyway. My apologies. I do not refer to the current inhabitant of the White House as an evil man, or even as a man. I refer to her as a princess, because she's preoccupied with bling, baubles, her ballroom, her hair, her make-up, and things like curtains. I should also mention that in my experience, on the average, women are smarter than men. But not the princess. She's not smarter than anyone. The 'ballroom' should be used as the courtroom for the trials of all the Drumpfs, his lackeys, his violent supporters and the wimpy CEOs and other high paid private industry dorks who used their ill gotten gains to screw the American people and to torment the immigrants who work so hard to feed, clothe and house us, Just think of how many reporters and observers could fit in there. About the ballroom, I think even the underground portion needs to be halted until a true inspection by civil engineers of the construction and the contractors can be made. Take a look at how the reflecting pool is going for an example of how lacking DJT is, in know how to do such things. Why in heck is he allowed to do any of these construction projects? His ego is sooooo out of control. So, I say lets stop all of these mistakes and if the underground bunker can be safely finished, so be it. And then give us back what has been stolen from us, a White House and grounds with beauty, history and a rose garden. I truly think he sees the US Treasury like a personal bank account for the President, largely because he never read the Constitution (if he could even comprehend it) and definitely does not think the law applies to him. Particularly after SCOTUS gave the President immunity, he seems to feel he can do whatever he wants as long as he writes some Presidential Order supposedly making it an official, presidential act and then the American tax payers will foot the bills Frankly, if the ballroom were built, I believe it should be carefully disassembled and the materials used elsewhere or sold for whatever we can get for them. No sense in being wasteful. Then, we should make up the difference between what was spent and what we recovered from the sale of materials, from the Trump estate. The whole lot of them need to be in jail...yesterday. A museum to the disenfranchised…women, blacks, immigrants, gays Native Americans…a collective representation of the colors of America’s fight for all! I don’t want a ballroom. I want free healthcare for all Americans. A venue in which to hold Girls Scouts International Conventions and enormous Gay Pride Festivals! A huge celebration when Trump is out, everyone bring renovation tools and all the guests can remove all the tacky gold things. Contributions can be made at the party to destroy the ball room and restore the East Wing. Scott - I don't know what I would do without your daily post of positive news - truly! It gets so discouraging with the constant drumbeat of negative news. The ballroom? Well, first of all, we need to fight like hell to keep it from being built. My God, rebuild the East Wing first. If it is built, feed homeless and hungry people and have inclusive events that uplift people and bring them together. Celebrate the diversity of America and highlight how that is our strength, not a weakness. I’d like to see the ballroom used for graduation ceremonies when people from all over the world have completed the naturalization process and been sworn in as US citizens! “Ballroom Republicans” is my new go-to for the GOP. That ugly ballroom deserves an ugly death. Use the ballroom to host those who are hungry & feed them! Bring in volunteer medical teams and provide medical treatment! Americans have been ripped off enough. If that monstrosity gets built with taxpayer money, its uses should be to serve those most in need. Tear it down and replicate the East Wing👍 The first use of the "ballroom" should it be built is that of a courtroom for the trial of every member of this administration for malfeasance, incompetence and related crimes, and of the trump family for various grifts. Then it should be made into museum of anti-fascism. I really hope the ballroom doesn’t get built because it will just be another trophy for trumpy to put his name on. When he’s gone we should build back the way it was intended. Finish the underground security area but leave the rest as an eyesore so we all remember Trump is trying to fleece our money for his private glory! trump is losing in court, Congress and state legislatures. The only thing he hasn't lost yet is life. As old and sick as he is, that can't be too far off. Well, we could use the ballroom as a Museum of Grift, Graft and Corruption, with examples of the greedy fools in this fine nation that have been caught breaking the law for their own purposes, with pictures of them in prison. But that would be depressing and have too many pictures of Trmp and his family. I would rather see it removed completely, leaving no trace, and restore the East Wing but let all the first ladies except Melania help design it. Y'know, Scott, I appreciate (and look forward to) reading your Report every day. Very factual. No glitz, no gas... just facts backed by evidence. What a gift! BTW, please let folks know that we the people already have a spectacular ballroom in DC that accommodates over 2,000 guests, has 75 foot ceilings and is an artful/elegant environment. DJT held his 2nd inauguration there, at the National Museum. We don't need a new ballroom, nor do we want another ballroom. We have one, thank you. If he wants one, HE can pay for it. If the ballroom is built, we should use it like an ICE detention center for every member of his orangeness ' crime family. Every single last one of them every national holiday should feature a video of each and every one of them eating insect infested food from bowls on the floor. Love your introduction to today's post. If the ballroom ever gets built (hopefully it doesn't but if it did) maybe it could be repurposed as a food bank and low interest housing application centers. "...of the people, by the people, for the people." (Abraham Lincoln) Encouraging posts as we've come to expect from Scott. I'm not sure I could get through some days without reading Scott (and Sam). “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.” The first honest thing he has ever said. “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.” The first honest thing he has ever said. An Olympic hammer throw competition. A place where all the immigrants could hang and party. Community center and playground for DC. Along the lines of Obamas library.
After all that Trump has done to this country and the world, anyone who still supports him is a traitor: to this country, to all of humanity, to all the world. We need to stop pussyfooting around with MAGA people and call them traitors and treat them like traitors. There is no valid excuse for supporting the GOP agenda. Now is the time to begin action to Dismantle and Redo the Roberts 6 and the entire structure of the court. The Roberts 6 are full MAGA Racist White Nationalist pro-Confederate States of America. No Taxpayer MONEY for Trump's Vanity Projects. And identify everything with his name on it and destroy them all and force him and his family to pay for it using his own money! Most cities, including D.C., lack safe and affordable housing. Maybe it could be repurposed as a shelter? Of course, it's more likely to be repurposed as a presidential space capsule than as anything actually useful. Still, it would be nice to see my tax dollars helping people for a change. The ballroom … if it were to be built and I hope not, it should be used to educate middle and high school students of the structures and actual activity of Congress and how to stay in contact with their elected officials. Additionally, it should educate regarding what committees do and don’t do and how they are composed. Plus, how to understand the structures of taxpayer funding of government activities. And, overall, an understanding of the Constitution in the 21st Century. Cone to think of it, the sessions should be broadcast to American adults — entry: Valid voter registration! "But here’s what he will never understand." How do you know? "Never" is a bit too certain for me. He almost certainly won't redeem himself, and "almost certainly" is not "certainly." If you want certain, I'll give you certain ... he might redeem himself before he dies, and either way, the world certainly becomes a much better place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJHgMD1S0bg&list=RDMJHgMD1S0bg&index=1 How do you convince yourself to vote for a PARTY that is MORALLY DEPRAVED? MASSACHUSETTS! The VOTE totals represent the pittance of REPUBLICANS who managed to get elected.... When VIDEOS were made public of the MINNEAPOLIS KILLINGS of GOOD and PRETTI, the WEALTHY REPUBLICANS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR and the MASS GOP CHAIR Amy Carnevale issued PUBLIC STATEMENTS supporting 'LAW ENFORCEMENT' and let's 'wait for the report' that ICE GESTAPO is now obstructing. We all know that there are additional ICE GESTAPO abuse and lies that are documented, some of which are being prosecuted. What is particularly concerning is that regardless of the documented ICE GESTAPO ABUSE, KILLING, ASSAULTING, INJURING, KIDNAPPING of people and CHILDREN - even US CITIZENS, neither MASS GOP, REPUBLICANS or MAGA speak out to condemn ICE GESTAPO. Wealthy MASS GOP Misfits blabber about AFFORDABILITY owning numerous expensive properties, propose irrational solutions and can't figure out that MOM can't feed her KIDS or is forced to choose between HER INSULIN or FOOD or that she might be HOMELESS due to TRUMP/MAGA cuts. How does slashing the GAS TAX feed her KIDS? Earlier today, I posted an article: Dead elephant? The Republican Party may not survive the Trump day of reckoning. by Matt Kerbel & John Kenneth White https://wolvesandsheep.substack.com/p/dead-elephant https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/politics/5860015-trump-republican-party-future/ |
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